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Snow Removal: Being Prepared
SNOW. Is it coming early this year? Unfortunately no one can accurately predict when the first accumulation of snow will occur in our area. But it is not likely that any of us will forget last year and the shear volume of snow and how long it lasted. Fortunately for many of you, the Teufel Landscape crews were out in full force for the duration of the snow events.
Those of you who have already included service for snow events in your annual landscape maintenance contracts with Teufel can rest easy - you are at the head of the line. Anyone signing up for snow event service at this time will also be taken care of. Available services include:
· Snow plowing of identified roadways / parking lots for accumulations greater than two inches of snow.
· Hand shoveling of identified walkways / stairways for any accumulation of snow.
· Application of liquid ice melt to identified roadways / parking lots.
· New for 2009: "Pre-event application of liquid ice melt". We have found that an application in the hours before an event provide superior results in controlling potentially slick surfaces.
· Application of granular ice melt to identified walkways / stairways.
· Sanding of identified roadways / parking lots.
· Roadway / parking lot sand removal and post snow even clean-up.
Speaking of clean-up, the landscape maintenance professionals at Teufel are also prepared to offer wind storm clean-up and flood control measures (sand bagging) and post flood event clean-up.
Contact your local Teufel Landscape Maintenance representative to make certain that you will be covered for anything Mother Nature has in store this winter. Simply e-mail our Maintenance Division, or call our office to inquire, and an agreement will be sent to you.
FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES FOR GREEN RIVER VALLEY
Residents, businesses and farms below the Howard Hanson Dam in the Green River Valley should prepare now for a higher risk of flooding.
The higher risk is due to water seeping more rapidly through an earthen bank next to the dam after record high water last winter. Until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) can make repairs, it must limit the amount of flood water it stores behind the dam. If heavy and prolonged rain occurs this flood season (roughly October through March), many homes and businesses in the valley that don't typically see flood water--including parts of Auburn, Kent, Renton, South Seattle and Tukwila--could be flooded.
Teufel Landscape owns and operates on property next to the Green River in Kent. We are in the same situation as everyone that resides in the flood area. We are looking to, not only protect ourselves, but also use our expertise to help our neighbors during this time of uncertainty.
Teufel Times, Issue #2, October 13, 2009
A Memo From the Teufel Family
Recent events have provided the opportunity for us to pause and reflect on our history. Would we have done anything different?
2009 has been one of those periods that most of us will remember for years to come. Even with the challenging economy, here at Teufel we continue to be involved in so many of the landmark projects of this year. A major new software development campus in Redmond, Washington; the latest addition to the Light Rail system in Portland; and to cap it off, at the new Tacoma Goodwill facility Teufel was first in the United States to install a Vertical Garden (green wall) designed by world renowned French botanist, Patric Blanc. These are just a few of the many projects that have kept us busy in 2009.
When you are hard at work, perhaps there is little time left to ponder how things might have been different. Here's to our future - and many more exciting projects to work on together!
Larry Teufel, President
PS: we want to hear from you. Comments gladly accepted at teufeltimes.editor@teufel.com. Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.teufel.com and hit the 'Latest News' button for live updates.
Teufel Times, Issue 1, September 2009
Our goal is to share with you things that are going on here at Teufel, how we are responding to ever changing demands (new government regulations and what they mean for all of us in the construction, property management, and nursery industries), and to present creative solutions to some of our daily challenges.
Ahh ... I don't think so.
Larry Teufel, President
Big Changes For a Small Yard
by Bill Spellbring, Landscape Designer
Can you say “S’mores”?
This small backyard was due for a makeover, lacking interest and not meeting the needs for its owners and family. Teufel’s custom residential design/ build team helped bring the changes to life.
